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leed for homes: Net Zero Energy Homes... - 06/29/10 12:17 AM
Imagine a house…with all the modern conveniences…
computers, coffee pots, heat, computers, indoor cook stoves…even IOL (instant on lighting! I think that came from a Dudley Moore movie!) Did I say computers?
Just think of all those things we have become so fond of…modern comforts…
Now imagine that same house after a year… compute the utility bills…and they average zero…
Wouldn’t that be the cat’s meow?
I have just described a net zero energy home. Some times it uses energy, sometimes it produces more energy than it uses. However, after a year the energy bills net out to … (12 comments)
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leed for homes: Green Home Affordability ~ January 2009 Eco~All~Stars Making It Right Challenge!!! - 01/17/09 02:01 PM
True to JaneAnne's educator spirit of challenging her students, the ECO~All~Stars' January 2009 Challenge has been a real stumper and caused me some grief!!!
I suspect I am not alone~ but I rise to the challenge....
I began by making a visit to the Build America website. The studies provided demonstrate there are at least 5 different building climates in the United States. Through Build America, a building technology program from the Department of Energy (DOE), best practices have been studied for each of these climates. In addition, the DOE has studied solar thermal and solar photovoltaics (PV) best practices. … (13 comments)
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leed for homes: LEED for Homes Webcast February 13, 2008 - 02/12/08 10:58 PM
Are you interested in Green Building and don't know where to start?
What is energy star? What is the difference in Green building? Who is USGBC? How can LEED for Homes help my project and help my client???
What is this LEED for Homes all about????
Wednesday February 13 you can find out for yourself.
Gather all your friends around!!!! In the LEED for Homes Webinar Series LEED for Homes 101 will be presented by webcast Feb 13, 2008 at 2pm ET.
From the USGBC website during this webcast you will "Learn how certification recognizes and rewards builders for meeting the highest performance standards, while … (11 comments)
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leed for homes: FINDING Money for A LEED Certified/Green Built Home (Part III) - 07/21/07 04:10 PM
In Part I and Part II , I told you about the ONE TIME CP LOAN.
I told you that the ONE TIME CP Loan where all the loans are combined into one. You close ONE TIME. . .for the Land, the Construction Loan and the Final Mortgage. Are all combined in your first approval. I spoke about the benefits:
Benefits:
You (or your clients) need not re-qualify following the completion of the home. A second application need not be taken.You (or your clients) could lock the interest rate at the first closing And I mentioned the appraised value financing … (15 comments)
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leed for homes: GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY Operation, Maintenance and Homeowner Education - 07/18/07 12:59 PM
GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY Operation, Maintenance and Homeowner Education
The homeowner should know how to optimally operate and maintain their home as a system.
What do you know? Who do you know? Looking for experience in the following disciplines:
OPERATION OF A GREEN HOME - tips, instructions, resources for operating a green home. MAINTENANCE OF A GREEN HOME - Green Homes should require less maintenance. non- chemical biobased cleaning productsHOMEOWNER EDUCATION - Organizations, websites, blogs, seminars from around the country to educate homeowners about Building Green and Operating/Maintaining a GreenBuilt Home. Please link blogs to localism when state/region specific
If you have experience with a resource … (4 comments)
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leed for homes: GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY - Construction, Building materials and Methods - 07/18/07 12:38 PM
GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY Construction, Building Materials and Methods
What do you know? Who do you know? Looking for experience in the following disciplines:
Construction of Green Homes, Building Materials and Methods-
It is likely this category will cross over in some fashion with Eric's Design/Build Directory and Stephanie's Resource Efficiency and Energy Efficiency
A partial list of resources to be included:
Structural components - straw bale, SIPS, ICF's, engineered wood products, zero energy homes (ZEH) Best Practices - recycling efforts, mold prevention/mitigation, air quality, radon prevention/mitigation Energy Efficient Construction TechniquesRETROFITTING/REMODELING an existing home to incorporate new energy-efficient componentsI would like to focus especially on METHODS & BEST … (10 comments)
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leed for homes: FINDING Money for A LEED Certified/Green Built Home - Part II - 07/17/07 01:44 AM
In Part I of this series, I wrote about the GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY AR Members are creating. You could pull your project together, build your dream home, and minimize your footprint on the environment.
AND a great way to finance a construction project, the ONE TIME CP Loan.
Benefits:
•· You (or your clients) need not re-qualify following the completion of the home.
•· A second application need not be taken.
•· You (or your clients) could lock the interest rate at the first closing
Remember this?
Are You Saving Time.. or Money...
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leed for homes: FINDING Money for A LEED Certified/Green Built Home (Part I) - 07/15/07 09:44 PM
So you are very interested in using some of the professionals in the GREEN RESOURCE DIRECTORY AR Members are creating. You could pull your project together, build your dream home, and minimize your footprint on the environment.
Where do you start? Your very first step could be funding the project.
•· You could give a call to a mortgage broker, like me. I could tell you about investors with whom we work who specialize in a niche market. One of those niche's is the Construction Perm (CP Loan) .
The ONE TIME CLOSE CP LOAN IS a remarkable product to … (10 comments)
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MI
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